Latin verb
volō
volō, velle, voluī, -
volō is a Latin verb. In the 3 analysed lines it was read in, it means “he wanted” (once), “whether I wished” (once) and “you will wish” (once).
In the texts
Each line as the reader shows it: every word in its case colour with its meaning underneath, and arcs from volō to the words it goes with.
Acrisius volebat Perseum nepotem suum necare;
Acrisius wanted to kill Perseus, his grandson;
volebat: the main verb of the sentence.
Quae divina res dum conficiebatur, quaesivit a me vellemne secum in castra proficisci.
While this divine matter was being concluded, he asked me whether I wanted to set out with him into the camp.
vellemne: clause completing quaesivit.
Et si volueris attendere, maxima pars vitae elabitur male agentibus, magna nihil agentibus, tota vita aliud agentibus.
And if you are willing to pay attention, the greatest part of life slips away while doing evil, a great part while doing nothing, and a whole life while doing other things.
volueris: clause explaining elabitur.
Forms
Every form of the word in these texts, with what it is.
| Form | Grammar | Read |
|---|---|---|
| vellemne | 1st person · Singular · Imperfect · Subjunctive · Active | 1 |
| volebat | 3rd person · Singular · Imperfect · Indicative · Active | 1 |
| volueris | 2nd person · Singular · Future perfect · Indicative · Active | 1 |